weighing down an arcade stick.

[Broken]

how do you guys do it?

i prefer stiff sticks so i need a heavy stick to keep it sturdy. do you guys add weights to your sticks?

[kowal]

minimum
10x< joystick force to engage - stick weights
competion 250g - stick 2500g
P360 350 - 3500g
 

[Broken]

minimum
10x< joystick force to engage - stick weights
competion 250g - stick 2500g
P360 350 - 3500g
 

3.5kg doesnt seem heavy enogh, i really want that genuine arcade feel without getting an actual arcade cab.

[Jack Burton]

minimum
10x< joystick force to engage - stick weights
competion 250g - stick 2500g
P360 350 - 3500g
 

That is assuming that you only use the minimum force to engage the joystick.  If I'm going to be doing a reversal DP in SF I'm probably going to exceed that 100x over.

Broken, are you playing on your lap or do you set your stick on the floor/table? 

[TOK]

I attach all mine to a 300 pound cabinet. They never move. 

[Broken]

jack, i've never tried the floor, i usually play on my lap or a chair.

when i say heavy, i mean at leasdt 10kg's or more to weigh it down. i have professional bodybuilding plates (the type you get in gyms that cost hundreds, not the type you can buy from a regular store) which i never use. 5kg, 10kg and 20kg plates.

[Jack Burton]

What sort of stick do you use? 

[kowal]

more important surface from weight is stability
good gum on bottom

[Broken]

What sort of stick do you use? 

a really stiff old style suzo stick with sanwa buttons built from scratch. it broke down a while ago though.

regarding the weights, i want to connect some type of stand at the bottom of my stick which can be weighed down with the weights.

any advice on buying a stick would also help, something with a small throw preferably.